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  • Psychology
  • Child Psychiatry
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Disgust sensitivity (DS) is linked to childhood anxiety disorders.
  • A validated measure for assessing DS in children was previously lacking.
  • This gap hindered research into the role of DS in pediatric anxiety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a new measure of disgust sensitivity for children.
  • To examine the psychometric properties of the Child Disgust Scale (CDS).
  • To assess the scale's reliability, validity, and factor structure.

Main Methods:

  • Four studies were conducted with a total of 2,209 children.
  • Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to determine the scale's structure.
  • Convergent and discriminant validity were assessed using correlations with other psychological measures.
  • The scale's ability to differentiate clinical and non-clinical groups was examined.

Main Results:

  • A bifactor model with a general DS factor and two specific factors (Disgust Avoidance, Disgust Affect) best fit the data.
  • The Child Disgust Scale demonstrated good reliability and validity.
  • CDS scores correlated significantly with anxiety and fear, but not depression.
  • Children with specific phobia reported higher DS than controls.

Conclusions:

  • The Child Disgust Scale is a psychometrically sound and developmentally appropriate measure.
  • The CDS can facilitate research on disgust sensitivity in childhood anxiety disorders.
  • This new scale addresses a critical need in the study of pediatric psychopathology.